Product Graphic Designer

Join our Design & R&D team

F-ONE and MANERA are two French brands specialized in the design and development of equipment dedicated to watersports (Kitesurf, wingfoil, surf foil, parawing,...).

From performance to innovation, through design and product quality, we cultivate an approach where every detail counts.

As part of the development of our ranges, we are looking for a Product Graphic Designer to join our design office and participate in the creation of the graphic identities of our equipment.

At the crossroads of graphic design, product development, and industrial production, you will help bring F-ONE and MANERA products to life, from the initial creative intention to their manufacturing.

Your missions

Integrated into the design office / R&D, you will work closely with product designers, engineers, development managers, and suppliers.

Your role will be structured around two complementary dimensions: graphic creation and its technical application to products.

01 — Creation & graphic identity

• Participate in the creation and evolution of the graphic identities for the F-ONE and MANERA ranges.
• Carry out creative research, moodboards, and graphic proposals in collaboration with the artistic direction.
• Imagine and develop graphic concepts applied to products: colors, patterns, textures, compositions, and finishes.
• Actively contribute to research on colors, materials, and finishes.
• Adapt graphic universes across a wide variety of equipment: kites, wings, boards, foils, wetsuits, helmets, harnesses, luggage, apparel, and accessories.
• Keep up to date with graphic trends, materials, manufacturing techniques, and the worlds of sports, outdoor, and design.

02 — Development & industrialization

• Adapt graphic creations to technical constraints, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Design and prepare graphic files for production.
• Create placement plans, print files, color references, and technical graphic files.
• Participate in the follow-up of prototypes and samples, analyze the results, and make necessary corrections.
• Communicate with development teams and suppliers to ensure the quality, consistency, and feasibility of the projects.
• Develop graphic elements associated with the products: packaging, labels, hangtags, user manuals, spare parts, and other technical materials.

Your goal: to transform a graphic intention into a real, aesthetic, coherent, and technically accomplished product.

Your profile

Above all, we are looking for a creative, curious, and rigorous personality, with a real sensitivity to product design.

Skills

• Excellent mastery of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Good knowledge of Adobe InDesign.
• Good understanding of constraints related to printing, colors, and the preparation of production files.
• Sensitivity to volumes, materials, and the application of graphics on physical objects.
• Ability to develop a creative concept and accurately adapt it.
• Professional written English allowing communication with our international suppliers.

Nice to have

• Experience in product graphic design, industrial design, sportswear, outdoor, or sports equipment.
• Skills in 3D visualization or rendering.
• Knowledge of generative artificial intelligence tools.
• An interest in watersports and their environment.

Personal qualities

• Creativity: you like to explore, propose, and develop new ideas.
• Rigor: you attach great importance to details, precision, and execution quality.
• Team spirit: you appreciate collaborative work and exchanges between different professions.

Education & experience

Degree in graphic design, product design, or equivalent.

We are looking for a junior profile, beginners accepted. A first experience is appreciated, but we will primarily focus on the quality of the portfolio, graphic sensitivity, and motivation.

A portfolio presenting your work is mandatory to accompany your application.

Why join us?

• Participate in the development of technical and innovative products.
• Work on a wide variety of mediums, materials, and manufacturing processes.
• Grow within a design office where creativity, design, and technology meet daily.
• Collaborate directly with the teams who imagine, develop, and fine-tune the products.
• Concretely contribute to the visual identity of two recognized brands in the watersports world.
• Join a passionate team in a stimulating environment close to the Mediterranean Sea.

Practical information

• Position: Product Graphic Designer (M/F)
• Company: F-ONE / MANERA
• Location: Pérols (34), near Montpellier, France
• Contract: Permanent (CDI) – Full-time
• Organization: On-site work
• Availability: ASAP

How to apply

Send us your CV and portfolio to [email protected], along with a few words explaining your interest in the position and our universe.